i've chosen the channels to give me control over whites, blue/whites, colours &
moonlights separately.
from my calculations this should be much more than needed for plant growth, but I'd rather have more and be able to dim ( & leave the opportunity open to become a reefy with the addition of a few LEDs and some salt)

i've chosen the channels to give me control over whites, blue/whites, colours &
moonlights separately.
from my calculations this should be much more than needed for plant growth, but I'd rather have more and be able to dim ( & leave the opportunity open to become a reefy with the addition of a few LEDs and some salt)

heatsink length is fine
The colors you have chosen are going to grow plants but they will be heavily on the blue/cool side which I dont see often in planted tanks.

for the drivers, i would split the colors of the 3UPs on different drivers so you can control the overall color of the tank
So if you have 14 of the 3ups with 2rb and 1nw it would be something like:
14 royal blue on 40w 700mA driver
14 royal blue on 40w 700mA driver
14 Neutral White on 40w 700mA driver

That way you still have the 3ups and you can dial in the color since they are on different drivers.

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